Crowdfunding a Dedicated Satellite

"You're looking to attract investment for the Jiang family's satellite communications business?"

The second-generation rich kid's backyard had hundreds of people. While they weren't necessarily extremely wealthy, many could easily withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars, and quite a few could use millions. A small number of them could even acquire tens of millions of dollars.

This is a sizable group of wealthy individuals.

Correspondingly, these are the same people targeted in attracting investment.

At least Zhang Xuezhou received an investment invitation via private chat.

Looking at the communication message sent by Luo Gaogao, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.

He had discussed with Wang Li a few days ago the lack of basic supporting industries for the development of live streaming. He was well aware that the development of this industry requires a lot of coordination, and that it would take billions or even tens of billions of yuan to make a splash.

If you throw in hundreds of thousands or millions, it won't even make a ripple.

Feiyu Live needs this kind of industry development, but Zhang Xuezhou and others dare not get involved in this industry.

Even before Luo Gaogao sent the text message, they had no way of interfering in the telecommunications industry.

"Brother Zhang, this is a top-notch opportunity. As long as we can send a satellite into space, it will be our exclusive satellite, and we can use satellite phones whenever we want," Luo Gaogao earnestly invited.

"I've used it abroad; it costs ten yuan to send a message," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"But we don't need the ten-dollar fee. As long as we have a dedicated satellite, we can not only send messages, but also make direct calls," Luo Gaogao said urgently.

Luo Gaogao and others divided the investment scale into several levels, such as the lowest level of 500,000, the level of 1 million, and then the levels of 2 million, 3 million, 5 million, and even 10 million.

As long as enough people participate, they will have the initial funding to start their business.

But as Zhang Xuezhou said, it's really not worth it to use this kind of money to send messages.

Even the lowest tier of investment is enough to get someone to send 50,000 text messages.

Unless you're a seasoned communicator, most people won't be able to send 50,000 text messages in their entire lives.

Consequently, the investment and output are indeed somewhat disproportionate.

"Think about it again. What if our call involves classified information? It's not safe to use someone else's satellite for communication," Luo Gaogao said.

"Even if we use ours, it's not safe, is it?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"This..."

Luo Gaogao hesitated for a moment.

He had to tell the truth: even if investors invest in communications satellites, it doesn't guarantee absolute security; it only means they can avoid potential foreign surveillance and monitoring.

"Why don't you talk about foreign secrets on our domestic communication satellites, and talk about our domestic secrets on foreign communication satellite services?"

Luo Gaogao tilted his head and thought for a while before giving a rather vague answer.

It's obviously unreliable to place all your hopes on one side, but things can be resolved smoothly if you take a two-step approach.

I can invest 500,000 in this!

"Thank you for your support, Brother Zhang!"

As a newly minted millionaire with liquid assets, Zhang Xuezhou's investments are somewhat limited.

But persuading Zhang Xuezhou wasn't too difficult, which made Luo Gaogao very happy.

If everyone's money were as easy to obtain as Zhang Xuezhou's, things would be much easier to resolve.

He thanked Zhang Xuezhou before contacting the next person.

"Is the Jiang family's satellite communications business preparing to launch a dedicated communications satellite?"

Zhang Xuezhou hopes that Wang Li can take him along when he has good investments, and he is also generous in sharing his own investments in related industries.

One minute after Luo Gaogao secured the investment, Wang Li received a message relayed by Zhang Xuezhou.

"Satellite?"

Wang Li visibly hesitated after receiving the message.

The Jiang family's position in Western Capital was relatively low, and the industries they controlled were naturally not particularly lucrative.

While Ren Yisheng's large food processing plants still generate profits, the Jiang family's profits are constantly being reinvested, often resulting in debt.

What appears to be a massive, behemoth industry is actually a bottomless pit when it comes to infrastructure, and it is also criticized for its slow pace of development.

Investing in a satellite is hardly a good project; it's practically a waste of money, at best saving Zhang Xuezhou some satellite communication costs.

But without launching this satellite, they wouldn't even have a chance to get involved in the communications industry.

Zhang Xuezhou's return on 500,000 yuan was obviously low. Sending fewer than 50,000 messages after going abroad would be considered a loss, and making a profit would be even more difficult, but it was a stepping stone.

If they can make good use of this opportunity, they can connect with the Jiang family and may even be able to establish a truly mutually beneficial partnership.

Even just having access to information about the development of basic network services, or knowing about potential investment plans for communication infrastructure, has a huge impact on network service providers like them.

For example, if they know the network speed used by most people in Bingzhou, they can use location detection to match the corresponding live stream pixel rate as much as possible, so that users in this area can watch live streams smoothly.

For example, if the network service is better in a certain area, they can recommend standard definition, high definition, or even high-definition live streaming.

This also allows for the playback of related videos.

Even if the picture is blurry, it's less of a problem than the lag.

Wang Li spoke in hushed tones with Zhang Xuezhou, describing the possible developments, which made Zhang Xuezhou nod repeatedly.

They lack the ability to lay out massive infrastructure and break regional monopolies, but if they could obtain the Jiang family's information on the communications industry, they could maximize the adaptation for online live streaming and open up more downstream channels.

If the investment of 500,000 is calculated based on the return on international communications, it would be difficult for Zhang Xuezhou to break even even if he pressed his fingers until they were sore. However, if this 500,000 is seen as a stepping stone to the communications industry, it is a highly profitable venture.

For some, data that is not important, or data that does not generate profit, is the key to moving forward despite being stuck in a bottleneck.

If given the opportunity, Zhang Xuezhou could even have more contact with the Jiang family.

Even forming a connection like that with Song Sijia would be excellent.

The friendships of young people don't need to be tied together all the time. But if they've done things together and have a foundation of cooperation, things will undoubtedly be much easier to do later.

But if we wait for this generation to gradually take over the Lineage power, it will be an unbreakable net.

"You've had a really pleasant chat with Wang Li these past few days!"

Having shed the psychological pressure of spending millions of yuan in a short period of time, Zhang Manqian was visibly much more relaxed, and she even teased Zhang Xuezhou a bit.

The external relationships that Zhang Xuezhou cultivated were not achieved overnight, but rather through a series of connections that gradually spread on an equal footing. This slow but stable development of relationships was far more reliable than getting to know a big shot two or three times.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou was clearly more at ease when interacting with these people, and he felt less psychological pressure when facing Professor Luo Hui, Chang Kongluo, Luo Tianming, and others.

Zhang Manqian was right. Zhang Xuezhou handled these interpersonal relationships with ease and pleasure. Even when it came to investing money to join the alliance, Zhang Manqian had spent tens of millions, felt that it was just a drop in the ocean.

"It's only been four or five years, back then..."

Just thinking about how five years ago she considered two to three thousand a considerable sum, while now five hundred thousand seems like a drop in the ocean, Zhang Manqian can't help but be surprised by the change in her attitude towards money.

"There's a trade fair in Western Capital for purchasing exotic beasts!"

Zhang Xuezhou had his own network of connections, Zhang Manqian envied a little. But in the afternoon, she began to receive invitations to an exchange meeting in Western Capital, which made Zhang Manqian feel sentimental.

The investment of ten million yuan was not in vain after all. As a customer who had purchased exotic beasts, she at least had the qualification to enter the exotic beast sales event in Western Capital.

Although Zhang Manqian has no intention of spending another ten million yuan in the short term, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to witness the exotic creatures of Qinmeng.